The nation is observing the 20th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday. The day marks the victory of Indian soldiers in recapturing the mountain heights that were occupied by the Pakistani Army during the Kargil War.

On the occasion of the solemn day, Chairman of Mahindra Group Anand Mahindra came forward to salute the fallen soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the nation. He took to Twitter to put out an inspirational message he said that the only positive factor that emerges from the insanity of war is the triumph of the human spirit. He added that the stories of the great sacrifice by our valiant soldiers who sacrificed their lives to replant the the the Tricolour on the peaks must be told to children born after the War. 

Read the tweet here:

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THE 1999 KARGIL WAR 

It was on July 26, 1999, when the Indian Army recaptured all the Indian posts in Kargil which had been occupied by the Pakistani Army. The war that took place between May and July of 1999 in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil district, was orchestrated by the then Pakistan army chief General Pervez Musharraf, who would later stage a coup and overthrow then Pak PM Nawaz Sharif. 

The Pakistan Army infiltrated into Indian territory in remote locations using subterfuge and captured several mountain tops overlooking the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway, after which the Indian Army launched Operation Vijay, based on the information from local shepherds about they alleged positions. Even as the Pakistani Army had positioned itself at higher altitudes due to its first-move infiltration, the Indian Army was quick to respond. Amid the war, Pakistan had asked the US to intervene, however, the then US President Bill Clinton refused to help until Pakistani forces withdrew from the Line of Control. The Indian Army attacked and defeated Pakistan, recapturing all positions by July 26, 1999. 

INDIA CELEBRATES KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS

India is celebrating the 20th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Friday, remembering the sacrifices made by the Indian Army during the 1999 Kargil War to push away Pakistan's infiltration from Indian territory. In the lead up to the victory celebrations  which are based on the theme 'Remember, Rejoice and Renew', there are various tributes dedicated to the martyrs by the Indian Army,

The Victory Flame, commemorating 20 years of successful termination of Operation Vijay, was ignited by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh from the eternal flame at National War Memorial, New Delhi. The flame has been carried by a team of motorcyclists over 11 towns and cities and will finally merge with the flame at Kargil War Memorial, Dras on Friday.

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